Michael D. Abernathy reports: A former Alamance County Department of Social Services employee pleaded guilty in federal court this week to using personal information of child abuse victims in a tax fraud scheme. Rakecia Matrese Brame was indicted Oct. 28 on 33 total counts of identity theft, and wire fraud, aiding in tax fraud, according…
Category: ID Theft
Is Target’s offer of an Experian-only ID theft product good enough?
idRADAR has some comments about Target’s offer of an ID theft product. I found it interesting to read because I wouldn’t have realized that what Target negotiated was not the usual kind of product that checks all three major credit reporting databases – Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. The plan Target arranged with Experian only checks…
Target update: 70 million MORE customers affected by breach (Update)
From their press release of today: MINNEAPOLIS — January 10, 2014 Target today announced updates on its continuing investigation into the recent data breach and its expected fourth quarter financial performance. As part of Target’s ongoing forensic investigation, it has been determined that certain guest information — separate from the payment card data previously disclosed —…
Internet Scammers Change Some Boston University Direct Deposit Accounts
Rich Barlow reports: Apparently using a common internet deception called phishing, scammers obtained log-in information allowing them to change direct deposit routing information for the paychecks of 10 BU employees in December. The employees’ monthly paychecks were then routed elsewhere. […] Shamblin says that users of suspicious internet protocol (IP) addresses gained access to the…
FL: Retirement fund worker sentenced for identity theft fraud
Pamela McMahon reports on yet another case of identity theft for tax refund fraud in Florida. Tobin Lamar Lyon II has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and wire fraud conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay restitution. Lyon, who was a service representative for Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association –…
KY: Notary public was selling personal information to ID thieves
WKYT reports: She was a notary public who was supposed to help consumers on refinancing transactions. Instead, Melissa Hodge was selling their social security numbers and personal information to identity thieves. “They would give $20 for individuals that had a credit score between 500 and 600. Then it would go up from there. If they…